THE NAKED APE GETS DRESSED. For those who strive for better things and who understand, as did Ben Jonson, that: "the pipe marks the point at which the orang-utan ends and man begins".
- And those who understand S T Coleridge's: "While Fate tramples on things of beauty, the indignant human heart shall utter them."

Thursday, 4 August 2011

Maurice Auguste Chevalier (in the 'still' from Love Me Tonight (1932), with Jeanette MacDonald, 1888-1972 was a popular French star of stage and screen on both sides of the Atlantic. Born into obscurity and poverty, his career stretched from the beginning of film and ended with his final screen performance, singing the title song for The Aristocats (1970). In between, he delighted audiences with performances in musicals as diverse as The Merry Widow (1934) and, of course, the modern classic musical Gigi, with Hermione Gingold; Leslie Caron; Louis Jordan, and Eva Gabor (1958); from which, amongst others, we remember Thank Heaven For Little Girls; I'm So Glad That I'm Not Young Anymore, and I Remember It Well. Chevalier was the recipient of a special Honorary Academy Award for lifetime achievement.

About Me

Nicholas Storey is a Cornishman and a law graduate of University College London. He had a career in the law in London; both in the Government Legal Service and in private practice before he moved to Brazil in 2006. Besides technical works, he is the author of the well-received 'History of Men's Fashion - What the Well Dressed Man is Wearing' (Pen & Sword Books Ltd, available through all the usual UK outlets, including: amazon.co.uk; Waterstones; W H Smiths; Tesco; play.com; Zawi and, for sales overseas, it is available on all the amazon sites, listed at the end of www.amazon.com). For the publisher's site - see "Links to my books" above. The best current deal, with worldwide free shipping, appears to be at www.bookdepository.com. Nicholas Storey is also currently publishing (again through Pen & Sword Books) a complementary miscellany on men's grooming, accessories and pleasures ('History of Men's Accessories - A Short Guide For Men About Town'), to be followed by a third book in the series, this time on the sporting life. After that, there is to be a book on a selection of Great British Adventurers.